Corset-closure.



I. ROTH.

CORSET CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914 m m H W A TTORNEV COLUMBIA PLANOGRMHCOHW'ASHINGTON, o. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE ISIDOR ROTH, O BRIDGEPOR'I, CONNECTICUT,ASSIGNOR T0 BIRDSEY, SOIdERS COM- PANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ACORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CORSET-CLOSURE.

Application filed January 22, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IsIDoR Born, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State ofConnecticut, have invented an Improvement in Corset-Closures, (Case B,)of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a lace front maternitycorset in which lacing hooks shall be substituted for eyelets and inwhich the back may be wholly closed if preferred, which shall beyielding and comfortable to wear, and will not press strongly on anyportion of the figure.

With these and other objects in view I have devised the novel maternitycorset which I will now describe referring to the accompanying drawingforming a part of this specification and using reference characters toindicate the several parts.

Figure 1 is a front view showing the corset in position on the figure ofthe wearer; Fig. 2 a similar view of the corset as seen from the back;Fig. 3 a detail View on an enlarged scale, partly broken away, showingthe supplemental protecting bone or steel lying parallel with the hooksupporting steel, but in a separate pocket, and Fig. 4 is a section onan enlarged scale on the line 4:1- in Fig. 1, looking in the directionof the arrow.

My novel corset comprises a back section 10, extending across from sideto side of the corset. I have shown this back section as entirelyclosed. It may, however, be partly open if preferred or the corset maybe made in two halves, these details of con struction being whollyimmaterial so far as the present invention is concerned. Next to theback section, which is non-elastic, are non-elastic side sections 11which are ad ustably secured to the back section by lacings 12 engagingeyelets in the sections. Next to the side sections and secured theretoby seams 18 are elastic front sections 141- which are made relativelywide at the bottom and narrow toward the top and are secured to the hookmembers 15 by seams 16. The hook members are provided with outer pocketsl7 and inner pockets 18. Pockets 18 receive steels 19 and strips oftape, indicated by 20, which overlie steels 19 and carry the hooks 21,the tape strips being secured by seams 22. The front of the corset isad- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3, 1.914.

Serial No. 743,533.

justably closed by lacings 23 and 24: which preferably start at aboutthe waist-line, lacing 28 starting from eyelets 25 and extending upwardand lacing 24 starting from eyelets 26 and extending downward. Inputting on the corset one of the lacings may be tied at the waist line,then the ends of the other lacing crossed and engaged with the hooks andtied at the top or bottom, as may be, and then the first mentionedlacing is untied, crossed and engaged with the hooks and tied at theother extremity of the corset. In order to cover the undervest of thewearer between the hook members, I provide the outside pockets 17 inwhich supplemental protecting bones or steels 27 are placed. Thesesupplemental protecting bones act to prevent the undervest from rollingup between the contiguous edges of the hook members, and lie between thelacings and the undervest, preventing the lacings from cutting into theflesh.

The operation will be readily understood from the drawing. The frontlacings enable the wearer to quickly and conveniently tighten or loosenthe corset, as may be required. When the corset is put on one lac ingmay be tied at the waist-line to retain the corset in place and theother lacing en gaged with the hooks and tied and then the firstmentioned. lacing is untied, engaged with the hooks and tied at theother we tremity of the corset. The supplemental protecting bones coverthe undervest between the hook members and render it impossible for theundervest to roll up or for the lacings to incommode the wearer, and theelastic front sections yield as may be re quired and insure comfort andfreedom of movement.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. A corset of the character described having at the front hook memberseach provided with inner and outer pockets, hook supporting steelsunderlying tape strips carrying hooks in the inner pockets and supplemental protecting bones in the outer pockets, and lacings engagingthe hooks and passing over the supplemental bones to protect the wearer.

2. A corset of the character described including front sections havinghook members connected to the front sections each provided with innerand outer pockets, hook passing over the protecting bones and en- 10supportlng steels underlylng tape strips cargaging the hooks.

rying hooks in the inner pockets and sup- In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature plenientalhprloteckting bgnes in1 the oulteil in presenceof two Witnesses.

5 pockets t e 100* inein ers eaci provic ec v with a pair of eyelets atthe Waist line beiSIDOR ROTH tween the inner pockets and adjacent frontWitnesses: sections, and lacings passing through the eye- WILLIAM J.STEWART, lets extending in the opposite direction, JOHN F. MOLAUGHLIN.

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